Does UK Public transport live up to expectations? :: Business Management Studies

Does UK Public transport live up to expectations?IntroductionPublic tape transport has always been a key issue to the g everywherenment bytrying to promote humans transport more than using a car. Today publictransport is pushed more to help reduce factors of pollution andcongestion which seem to be growing all over the UK.Transportation needs vary greatly depending on peoples commuting needsand therefore trying to focus on transport as a whole over the UK isvery difficult to research.I have used over 20 documents to help me research this statement.Literature ReviewOut of the documents that I was able to find the documents seemed tohave very optimistic or negative opinions nearly public transport withonly a few manifold opinions. The following facts were from mixed viewdocuments.There were many documents which were about crime on public transportand around areas of public transport. The main issues were about trainstations and buses where situations of theft were experienced onre gular basis. detestation is a factor which is now being dealt withincreasingly with investments going into cameras at train stations andincreased security. Buses are also being equipped with cameras onboard so that drivers can see the upper floor. These articles can be install in the cecal appendage and are articles AP 1, 3, 4 and 5.Many articles were also mixed as they acknowledged improvements beingmade but were also negative as be afters are always based on 5 to10 yeardevelopments and hail millions if not billions of pounds. This seemsto make people loose faith in public transport as it is slow andcostly. An example of this is the 10bn investment into the Londonunderground found in appendix.Many articles brought forward positive opinions of public transportthese opinions and facts are as follows.There are new websites being created to help people plan theirjourneys by public transport. These sort of sites help people bytelling someone which, buses and trains they may need and which ones.A site which I used is www.transportdirect.co.uk. A site like thisgives people confidence as they know what forms of transport they mayneed and how long a journey may take. In appendix this site can befound as AP6.New investments are being made to link major cities. An example isLeeds and Sheffield being linked by one train route. This is designedto help reduce congestion on the M1 this can be seen in appendix AP7.Appendix article AP8 shows achievements made over 2003 and 2004 andtells us of more park and rides schemes being used and set up more.